 On 13 January 2007 he was named in the 30 man provincial squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup but was not selected in the final squad of 15.Dowlin made his Test debut on 9 July 2009.He was part of an understrength team fielded by the West Indies against Bangladesh; the 15-man squad included nine uncapped players and seven West Indies players made their Test debut in the match.